Reptiles and Amphibians

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Status, trade dynamics and management of the Southeast Asian Box Turtle in Indonesia (PDF, 2.4 MB) Sabine Schoppe (2009) Published by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia ISBN 9789833393213. This study reviews information on the biology and ecology of the Southeast Asian Box Turtle, assess the legislation in place to regulate trade in wildlife especially in freshwater turtles and tortoises, identifies past and current harvest and trade levels, and determines whether the abundance of the species has changed over time.

Pet freshwater turtle and tortoise trade in Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, Thailand (1.86 MB) Chris R. Shepherd and Vincent Nijman (2008). 16pp. Published by TRAFFIC Southeast Asia, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia ISBN 9789833393077. English and Thai. The Chatuchak or Weekend Market in Bangkok is an important hub for the sale of freshwater turtles and tortoises, many of which are prohibited from trade. Buyers from other parts of Asia, especially individuals from Japan, Malaysia and Singapore, are known to purchase large numbers of turtles from the dealers in Chatuchak Market for retail in their respective countries. Much of the importing and exporting of freshwater turtles and tortoises to and from the Chatuchak Market is believed to be conducted illegally in contravention of CITES-related laws.

The Trade of the Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina mccordi Chris R. Shepherd, Bonggi Ibarrondo. (February 2006). 41pp. ISBN 983 3393 04 7 (ISBN 978 983 3393 04 6). The Roti Island Snake-necked Turtle Chelodina mccordi is a small, long-necked turtle, found only in the wetlands of the small island of Roti, in eastern Indonesia. Described as a new species in 1994, international demand for it has intensified to the point where the species has become all but extinct in the wild.

Shelled Out? A Snapshot of Bekko Trade in Selected Locations in Southeast Asia (1 MB) Peter Paul van Dijk, Chris Shepherd. (March 2004). 29pp. The Hawksbill Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata, is listed in Appendix I of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Therefore, its shell products, known as bekko, are banned from international commercial trade by CITES. TRAFFIC Southeast Asia carried out surveys in two traditionally key countries involved in the bekko trade, Indonesia and Viet Nam, to establish the status of trade and stockpiles of bekko in selected locations.